National AI Strategies for Inclusive & Sustainable Development
From 2020 to 2022, TFS supported the development of 3 National AI Strategies in Africa with public sector partners, GIZ, and Smart Africa. These programs build capacity through AI policy, regulatory, and governance frameworks to support countries’ efforts to harness AI responsibly, to achieve national objectives and inclusive and sustainable development goals.
Read MoreWorking group publishes A Manifesto on Enforcing Law in the Age of AI
The Transatlantic Reflection Group on Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Age of “Artificial Intelligence” convened for a second year to draft a manifesto that calls for the effective and legitimate enforcement of laws concerning AI systems.
Read MoreJoin us for the fourth edition of The Athens Roundtable on AI and the Rule of Law
The fourth edition of The Athens Roundtable on AI and the Rule of Law will take place December 1-2, 2022.
Read MoreTFS champions Regulatory Sandboxes in the EU AI Act
The Future Society has been advocating for regulatory sandboxes to be implemented via the EU AI Act and designed a three-phase roll out program.
Read MoreStakeholder consultation workshops drive insights for National AI Strategies in Tunisia and Ghana
In May 2022, The Future Society (TFS) co-led stakeholder consultation workshops in Tunis and Accra to support the development of Tunisia’s and Ghana’s national AI strategies.
Read MoreTFS refocuses vision, mission, and operational model for deeper impact
The Future Society convened in Lisbon, Portugal to mark the conclusion of an in-depth “strategic refocus” to determine what the organization will focus on for the next 3 years.
Read MoreMOOC on AI and the Rule of Law: Successful Completion of the Pilot Phase
Over 4,400 participants from over 140 countries registered for the online course exploring AI’s impact in and for justice.
Read More2021 Edition of the Athens Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and the Rule of Law
An international, cross-organizational dialogue on how to uphold the rule of law in the age of AI.
Read MoreLaunch of Global Online Course on Artificial Intelligence and the Rule of Law
The Future Society and UNESCO are pleased to announce open registration for a global course on AI’s application and impact on the rule of law.
Read MoreProgress with GPAI AI & Pandemic Response Subgroup at Paris Summit 2021
On November 12th, 2021, an update on our work on the ‘AI-Powered Immediate Response to Pandemics’ project was presented at the GPAI Paris Summit 2021.
Read MoreLeveraging Responsible AI in the Banking Sector in Africa
Between May and August 2021, The Future Society collaborated with the bank Société Générale, its 16 branches in Africa, and the civic tech Bluenove to up-skill Société Générale employees’ understanding about the risks and benefits linked to the adoption of AI in the banking sector. The three workshops organised throughout the summer cumulated in the production of a manifesto for the responsible use of AI and data.
Read MoreEU AI Act: Trust in Excellence & Excellence in Trust
As the European Union develops the first law on AI, The Future Society has actively worked to ensure the text and policymakers help achieve a responsible adoption of AI.
Read MoreClassifying AI systems used in COVID-19 response
To aid in our information-gathering efforts, starting today, we are inviting those associated with the development of AI systems used in COVID-19 pandemic response to complete our survey by August 2nd, 2021.
Read MoreOpportunities & Challenges of AI in Healthcare in Africa
This briefing outlines some of the key opportunities, challenges, and governance pathways for responsible AI adoption in the healthcare sector in Africa.
Read MoreDigital contact tracing against COVID-19: a governance framework to build trust
Published in Oxford’s International Data Privacy Law Journal, our article offers an ethical and legal framework to govern the development of contact tracing apps in order to build trust and social acceptability.
Read MorePolicy Pathways to Harness AI for Development
This project builds a framework of enabling policies for emerging and developing countries to harness artificial intelligence for their development objectives while mitigating important risks.
Read MoreDigital Insights into Modern Slavery Reporting: Challenges and opportunities of machine readability
In our Artificial Intelligence Against Modern Slavery (AIMS) project, Walk Free in collaboration with The Future Society, WikiRate, and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre have published a paper on digital insights into modern slavery reporting, which discusses the challenges and opportunities of machine readability.
Read MorePolicy Brief on Humanizing the Future of Work
The Future Society organised two workshops on the Future of Work in the EU with senior decision-makers at the national, european and international levels, academics, trade unions and industry. This policy brief summarizes the insights from our conversations and research.
Read MoreArticle published: Bridging the trust gaps in biometrics
A TFS article published in Biometric Technology Today analyzes a survey of policymakers’ and company representatives’ preferences of ethical principles across a range of biometric technology use cases.
Read MoreProject launch: Independent Auditing & Certification Ecosystem Design
The scattershot development of independent auditing and certification for AI systems and organizations has jeopardized precisely what these schemes intended to ensure: confidence and trust. It is time to consider what a unified “end-state” ecosystem might look like, and build support across key players towards this vision.
Read MoreProject AIMS (Artificial Intelligence against Modern Slavery)
AIMS built the first exploration of the application of machine learning to automate the analysis of statements produced by businesses under the UK Modern Slavery Act to boost compliance and help combat and eradicate modern slavery. Project AIMS is now open source on GitHub!
Read MoreDemocratizing AI for Humanity: A Common Goal (Springer Press, 2021)
The chapter ‘Democratizing AI for Humanity: A Common Goal’ in the new book Reflections on Artificial Intelligence for Humanity (2021, Springer Press) introduces the AI Commons following the Global Forum on AI for Humanity in Paris, France.
Read MoreGlobal Governance of Artificial Intelligence, Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation
The Future Society’s chapter ‘Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence’ raises important challenges and pathways for the responsible adoption of AI for the benefit of humanity.
Read MoreAI for Good and its Global Governance in The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) Journal
The Future Society authored the article ‘AI for Good and its Global Governance’ in the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) journal Artificial Intelligence Vol. 36 No.2 (Mar. 2021).
Read MoreReport Release with the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) on Responsible AI and AI in Pandemic Response
The Future Society had the privilege to support the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) Responsible AI and Pandemic Response working groups. On December 4th 2020, our team presented our reports at the GPAI Plenary with key recommendations for future global action and collaboration. We are very proud to share this work below.
Read MoreThe Athens Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and the Rule of Law 2020 Report
The two-day roundtable, hosted virtually from New York City, welcomed back many of the first edition’s participants to create continuity in purpose, but also expanded participation to the Global South, with the support of UNESCO. Approximately 1,000 attendees joined the gathering.
Read MoreGeopolitics of Artificial Intelligence: Europe claiming its place amid China and the USA
Read our executive brief in collaboration with Agora Strategy Group about the main trends, key figures and issues on how, in a competitive AI age, Europe seeks to establish its own industrial niche based on trustworthiness of AI while competing with both the US and China.
Read MoreThe Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Economic Growth & Geopolitics
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) will be the key strategic factor of the new geopolitics. It can act as a catapult for economic growth and innovation with profound impacts on all sectors of the economy. Will this lead to the monopoly of a few large companies and a perhaps insurmountable gap between the countries leading in AI and the rest of the world?
Read MoreThe Development of Rwanda’s National Artificial Intelligence Policy
The Future Society is supporting Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) and Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) and GIZ FAIR Forward to develop Rwanda’s national artificial intelligence strategy.
Read MoreAI & Education: an online workshop for UNESCO’s Recommendations on the Ethics of AI
The Future Society organised an online deliberative workshop around the topic of AI & Education. It used this theme to gather citizens’ perspectives on some of UNESCO’s recommendations on the ethics of AI.
Read MoreCAIAC Alliance Launch
CAIAC is a decision-making support platform designed to dynamically map and advance our common knowledge of Covid-19 and its cascading effects. Its motto is one: better decisions faster. It presents comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date insights and solutions to decision makers along the full intervention lifecycle holistically across health, social and economic issues and impacts.
Read MoreReport Launch: Bridging AI’s trust gaps: Aligning policymakers and companies
Bridging AI’s trust gaps: Aligning policymakers and companies is a new global survey conducted by The Future Society in collaboration with EYQ (EY’s Think Tank). Common understanding between companies and policymakers is key to build a governance framework and protect citizens’ rights. Our survey reveals ethical gaps between company and policy leaders that need to be addressed for the trustworthy adoption of AI across sectors.
Read MoreGlobal Webinar on AI and Education: Best Practices and Policy Recommendations
The Future Society – in collaboration with ICESCO, Mila, and Algora Lab – co-organized a timely online discussion on AI’s impact on education.
Read MoreRoadmap for Digital Cooperation, United Nations Secretary General High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
The Future Society advises the UN High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation in its Working Groups on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Public Goods
Read MoreCogX Fireside Chat: AI DIVIDE
During CogX virtual online conference, TFS took the stage to discuss the provocative topic of an AI Divide.
Read MoreInput on Europe’s future AI policies
The Future Society recommends “Experimentation, testing & audit as a cornerstone for trust and excellence” in response to the European Commission’s White Paper on AI.
Read MoreThe Intersection & Governance of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity
Understanding the intersection between Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity, with co-author Roman V. Yampolskiy
Read MoreAI & Rule of Law: A Discussion with European Regulators
The Future Society, Debevoise and IEEE came together to organise a virtual roundtable to help senior counsel understand European regulators’ AI policy agendas and their implications for industry, regulatory compliance, the practice of law, and the legal system.
Read MoreDecision Points in AI Governance
Translating principles into practice: ‘Decision Points in AI Governance’ by Jessica Cussins Newman at UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity and Advisor to The Future Society.
Read MoreGlobal Governance of AI Forum (GGAF)
AI technologies are evolving rapidly across sectors, ushering in enormous potential for good but also the risks to fundamental human values, including human dignity and privacy.
Read MoreMapping the AI Value Chain (OECD.AI)
In a report for the OECD AI Policy Observatory, The Future Society mapped opportunities and risks along AI value chains to facilitate adoption of the OECD AI Principles
Read MoreSciences Po Paris School of International Affairs – Spring 2020-2018
The Future Society developed and taught the graduate level course ‘Governing the Rise of AI’ at Science Po Paris.
Read MoreBriefing on AI & Education for ICESCO Meeting of Education Ministers
The Future Society advised about AI for education for The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) based in Rabat, Morocco.
Read MoreReview of AI Governance in 2019
The Future Society’s Nicolas Miailhe, Cyrus Hodes and Jessica Cussins joined 47 experts to review the state of AI governance in 2019 with SISS.
Read MoreThe AI Civic Forum: Empowering people to shape the future of AI
The AI Civic Forum (AICF) is a multi-stakeholder platform to proactively engage people around the world in discussions on AI ethics and governance. Anchored in a robust collective intelligence process, the objectives are delivered through four key deliverables: face-to-face deliberations; an online platform; an AI Literacy Toolkit and a Trainer-the-trainer Playbook. The AI Civic Forum is co-led by The Future Society, AlgoraLab and Mila.
Read MoreUNESCO Regional Forum on AI in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Future Society participated in the first Regional Forum on AI in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by UNESCO in partnership with the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br) and the Brazilian Government. Leaders from across the region came together to present their countries’ AI National Strategy and emerging framework for the ethical adoption of AI. The Future Society was invited to present its AI Civic Forum, a multi-stakeholder platform to proactively engage people around the world in discussions on AI ethics and governance, as well as its Global Data Access Framework.
Read MoreWorkshop on the Ethical Stakes of Facial Recognition Technologies, organized during the French Government’s Public Innovation Week
Following recent advances in facial recognition systems, various stakeholders are planning to experiment their use in France: in airports during boarding, and through the mobile application “Alicem” piloted by the Ministry of Interior to provide easy and secure access to public services. What are the ethical issues raised by the use of such technology? What are the conditions for good experimentation? Our civic workshop discussed the opportunities and ethical challenges of AI and facial recognition during the French Government’s Public Innovation Week.
Read MoreJoint comment on the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Draft Memorandum Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications
Along with FLI, UC Berkeley CHAI and CLTC, The Future Society has submitted commentary to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s Draft Memorandum Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications
Read MoreBriefing: A List of AI Governance Levers
Over the past few years AI governance and policy actors including companies, regulators, academics and nonprofits have put forward many different initiatives to ensure AI development and applications have appropriate ethical and safety precautions – enabling ‘trustworthy’ or ‘responsible’ AI. This briefing lists these AI governance approaches rather than analyzes, in order to inform all possible options in a ‘toolbox’.
Read MoreAI Civic Forum Pilot Deliberation at ICESCO Future Forum
AI Civic Forum delivered its first pilot face-to-face deliberation in the premises of the “Future Forum,” held at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat, on 17-18 February 2020.
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